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VersionsAdditional versions

6.0.5358.0 (WMP_11.060509-2009) 0.70%
12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 37.32%
12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.41%
12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 59.15%
12.0.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 1.41%

Relationships

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
EventRegister, EventUnregister, TraceMessage, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, EventWrite, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, RegCloseKey, CreateServiceW, RegOpenKeyExW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, QueryServiceStatusEx, ControlService, DeleteService, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, SetServiceStatus, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, EqualSid, InitializeAcl, AddAce, GetAclInformation, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, MakeAbsoluteSD, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, ConvertStringSidToSidW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegEnumKeyExW, RegGetValueW, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, GetTokenInformation, OpenThreadToken, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, FreeSid, RevertToSelf, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, DuplicateTokenEx, CheckTokenMembership, ConvertSidToStringSidW, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, LsaOpenPolicy, LsaLookupNames2, LsaFreeMemory, LsaClose, SetFileSecurityW, GetFileSecurityW, OpenProcessToken, LookupAccountSidW, SetSecurityInfo, GetSecurityInfo, ChangeServiceConfigW, StartServiceW, GetAce, SetSecurityDescriptorControl, CreateWellKnownSid
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject
iphlpapi.dll
GetIpAddrTable, NotifyAddrChange, CancelIPChangeNotify, GetIpNetEntry2, SendARP, ResolveIpNetEntry2, GetIpForwardTable, GetBestInterfaceEx, GetAdaptersAddresses
kernel32.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetApiBufferFree, NetGetJoinInformation, NetShareGetInfo
ntdll.dll
RtlIpv4StringToAddressExW, RtlNtStatusToDosError, NtQuerySystemTime, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlInitString, NtAllocateLocallyUniqueId, RtlFreeUnicodeString, NtCompareTokens
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CLSIDFromProgID, CoTaskMemAlloc, PropVariantCopy, CoUnmarshalInterface, CoReleaseMarshalData, CoMarshalInterface, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, PropVariantClear, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, IIDFromString, CoCreateInstance
propsys.dll
InitPropVariantFromCLSID, PSGetPropertyDescriptionByName, PropVariantToStringAlloc, PropVariantToString, PSGetPropertyKeyFromName
shell32.dll
SHGetKnownFolderPath, SHCreateItemWithParent, SHGetKnownFolderItem, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, SHCreateDirectoryExW
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteKeyW, StrCmpNW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathFindExtensionW, PathCreateFromUrlW, SHStrDupW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
TranslateMessage, RegisterPowerSettingNotification, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CharUpperW, CharUpperBuffW, CharLowerBuffW, wvsprintfA, UnregisterClassA, wvsprintfW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects
userenv.dll
RegisterGPNotification, UnregisterGPNotification
wtsapi32.dll
WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSQuerySessionInformationW, WTSFreeMemory
xmllite.dll
CreateXmlWriter, CreateXmlReader

WMPNetwk.exe

‎‎Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service by Microsoft

Remove WMPNetwk.exe
Version:   12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   a8775e27277eb516e3d2ddd87cd34dad
SHA1:   8d4ad6f7444b99188fe53d173439b2d64ff23f35

Overview

wmpnetwk.exe runs as a service under the name Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst (WMPNetworkSvc) within the local user context. and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:wmpnetwk.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:‎‎Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmpnetwk.exe
File version:12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:12.0.9600.16384
Size:1.34 MB (1,403,392 bytes)
Build date:2/22/2014 3:06 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WMPNetworkSvc' (Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst)
  • WMPNetworkSvc
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 5005

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00094469%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00053669%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00040800%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:27,110 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:84,119/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:6.68 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):13.47 MB
    Private (minimum):2.07 MB
    Non-paged memory:6.68 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:100.15 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):103.86 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:6.87 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):18.68 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:27,932/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:437 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:4 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:4.22 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:7/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:13
    12
    Handles:435
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmpnetwk.exe"
    Owner:User
    Windows Service
    Service name:WMPNetworkSvc
    Display name:Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst
    Description:“Gibt Windows Media Player-Bibliotheken mithilfe des universellen Plug & Play für andere Players und Mediengeräte auf dem Netzwerk frei”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    combase.dll
    Total CPU:0.00249512%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00125020%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00124492%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:95,711/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:1.84 MB
    1.16 MB
    sechost.dll
    Total CPU:0.00228233%
    Kernel CPU:0.00115048%
    User CPU:0.00113185%
    CPU cycles:43,917/sec
    Memory:348 KB
    SSDPAPI.dll
    Total CPU:0.00224956%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00224956%
    CPU cycles:39,913/sec
    Memory:76 KB
    wmpnetwk.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00043534%
    Kernel CPU:0.00033963%
    User CPU:0.00009571%
    CPU cycles:6,998/sec
    Memory:1.36 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00033827%
    Kernel CPU:0.00019010%
    User CPU:0.00014817%
    CPU cycles:3,836/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    tquery.dll
    Total CPU:0.00003773%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000169%
    User CPU:0.00003604%
    CPU cycles:492/sec
    Memory:3.34 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8.1 52.14%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 25.71%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 11.43%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 5.00%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.86%
    Windows Developer Preview 1.43%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.71%
    Microsoft Windows XP 0.71%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 41.43% of ‎‎Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 23.33%
    Lenovo 20.00%
    Dell 14.44%
    Hewlett-Packard 12.22%
    Acer 12.22%
    Toshiba 7.78%
    Sony 3.33%
    GIGABYTE 2.22%
    Alienware 1.67%
    Samsung 1.67%
    Medion 1.11%
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